Dixons and Best Buy start selling Google Chromebooks

Google I/O Google is trying to get its Chromebook into the mainstream and is starting to push it in retail stores, signing up Best Buy in the US and Dixons in the UK to distribute the ChromeOS systems.
The Chocolate Factory's ChromeOS is the red-headed stepchild of the operating system market. Since its launch last year, the sales of Chromebooks are estimated to have been pitifully small and while Google insists Chromebooks are winning over customers in the education and enterprise spheres, it isn't releasing figures on sales

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Half the team at the heart of the RBS disaster WERE in India

Exclusive Cost-cutting RBS management had halved the team within which the banking group's recent data disaster happened, sources have told The Register. The sacked British employees were replaced by staff in India, and there had been concerns about the quality of the work done in India for a lengthy period prior to last week's catastrophe.


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Acer bigwig sees gloomy future for Ultrabooks in Europe

Acer has downgraded sales forecasts for Ultrabooks as the relatively hefty price tag and smaller screen size continues to limit adoption in Europe.

The PC maker had expected the super skinny platform to comprise between 25 and 35 per cent of total notebook sales globally by the end of this year.

More here - http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2012/06/26/acer_on_ultrabook_adoption/

Android Firefox: Screaming, awesome, you'll go blind etc

Mozilla has galloped a new version of Firefox for Android out of the gates just ahead of the expected launch of Chrome on mobes later this week.

The open-source firm has had a version of its popular browser on little green phones since 2010, but it hasn't lit many Google-mobe-lovers' fires so far.

More here ! - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/27/firefox_for_android_upgrade/

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DDR 4 sets the pace for fast memory

Extreme Hardware Reducing the size of chips has benefits beyond those seen in CPUs and GPUs. One other key component to gain an advantage is memory.

The specification of the next generation of memory module, DDR 4 (DDR stands for 'double data rate'), is currently being finalised ahead of its anticipated launch later this year. It will use less power than today's DDR 3 and is based on a 32-36nm fabrication process, the numbers referring to the width of transistors used in the chip.

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'Inexperienced' RBS tech operative's blunder led to banking meltdown

Exclusive A serious error committed by an "inexperienced operative" caused the IT meltdown which crippled the RBS banks last week, a source familiar with the matter has told The Register. Job adverts show that at least some of the team responsible for the blunder were recruited earlier this year in India following IT job cuts at RBS in the UK.


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Microsoft's Surface plan means the world belongs to Android now

Open ... and Shut Microsoft roared onto the mobile scene last week with the unveiling of its Surface tablet, but Acer is probably right to question why Microsoft would fight premium iPads with a premium Surface.

After all, the next 10 million apps, and the next billion users, are not going to come from the developed, saturated markets of North America and Western Europe, as Vision Mobile's new research report (Developer Economics 2012: The New Mobile App Economy) points out. Rather, the next phase of mobile market development is projected to come from emerging Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRIC) economies.

Developers in these markets? They're betting big on Android.

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Google's Interactive TV Launching In UK

Google is launching its assault on the UK TV market with a product that lets users surf the internet, play games and watch videos on their television.

The tie-in with Sony will see Google's interactive TV service made available outside the US for the first time.
The device, which will cost around £200 when it is goes on sale on July 16, will compete with Apple's own TV box.

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Powering your iPad costs $1.36 per year

If you charge your fully depleted iPad every other day, it'll cost you a buck thirty-six per year, according to a just-released study by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) of Palo Alto, California.
"At less than a penny per charge these findings bring new meaning to the adage, 'A penny for your thoughts'," said the EPRI's veep for power delivery and utilization Mark McGranaghan when announcing the results.

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Natwest, RBS: When will bank glitch be fixed? Probably not today

On the fourth day of a IT systems choke-up that has left customers unable to access money and in some cases unable to buy food or travel, Natwest and RBS – which both belong to the RBS group – still have no idea when the issues will be fixed.

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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/22/rbs_natwest_outage_fourth_day/

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Office printers spew reams of garbage as 2-year-old Trojan runs wild

Computer printers around the world are spewing garbage following a flare-up of a strain of malware first detected two years ago, Symantec warns.
A spike in infections by the Milicenso Trojan has hit businesses in the US, India, Europe and South America over the last two weeks or so – resulting in a massive, wasted print jobs at affected organisations.

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WHOOPS ! New Microsoft tablet freezes at unveiling

MICROSOFT boss Steve Sinofsky puts on a brave face as his company's rival to the iPad FREEZES at the opening presentation.

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LinkedIn, eHarmony: how to protect your PINs and passwords

Millions of passwords from social networking site LinkedIn and online dating firm eHarmony have fallen into the hands of hackers. As many as 6.5 million passwords from LinkedIn have been leaked online, with up to 1.5 million from eHarmony also available.

See here for more details - http://www.lovemoney.com/news/scams-and-rip-offs/scams/13105/i-can-crack-your-pins-and-passwords?source=1000421

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Crime Map ?

A simple app that will make plenty of people curious about their local crime figures.

More here - http://www.reghardware.com/2012/06/21/app_of_the_week_ios_crime_map/

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Storage company promises INFINITE IMMORTALITY

NetApp has announced a major minor release of its data ONTAP storage operating system, promising data immortality and infinity.

More here ! - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/20/netapp_ontap_8_1_1/

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Microsoft Unveils Touchscreen Tablet

Software giant Microsoft has joined its rival Apple in the world of touchscreen tablets with the launch of the Surface.

The Surface looks similar to the iPad - launched in 2010 - but has a more cinematic screen ratio.
The device also features an optional slimline tactile keyboard built into the tablet's case, as opposed to a standard touch keyboard.


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Historic 14th Century school nearly burnt down by exploding laptop

HUNDREDS of pupils were forced to flee a historic 14th Century school after its was almost burnt to the ground – by an exploding laptop.

Students were evacuated from the prestigious Lichfield Cathedral School after the laptop computer exploded, causing flames to engulf the building.
Thirty firefighters scrambled to tackle the flames – to stop them spreading to the 927-year-old Lichfield cathedral which is located just metres away

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Intel to force lower Ultrabook prices following MacBook Air cut

Chip-manufacturer wants $699 (£450) target in second half of 2012

More here - http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/laptops/intel-to-force-lower-ultrabook-prices-following-macbook-air-cut-1085409

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Hard drive prices won't drop until 2014

Hard drive prices will not fall to a pre-disaster level until 2014, according to a report.

IHS iSuppli has made the statement despite stating that production is rapidly recovering after the floods in Thailand. The firm said that apart from the dramatic affect the flooding had, prices will remain inflated due to high demand

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Mystery buyer scoops working Apple 1 at auction

A working Apple 1 computer has broken records at auction, with a mystery buyer shelling out $374,500 for the system, with a handwritten memo from Steve Jobs also selling for well over the guide price.

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Skype to show ads during calls

Skype is to show ads during conversations for users who haven't paid to use the Microsoft-owned service.

Read more here - http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/375145/skype-to-show-ads-during-calls

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Trust lawyers, not techies, when it comes to the cloud Minefield of privacy and data laws - so tread carefully

CCWF2012 CIOs thinking of shifting to the cloud or kicking off a flagship big data project would be better off talking to their lawyers than their techies before starting to leaf through glossy corporate presentations.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/13/law_and_corporate_cloud/

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Q&A: Trolling And Changes To The Law

Internet trolls - people who post abusive and defamatory comments on websites - are to be stripped of their anonymity.

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Bye, bye Apple. Now Facebook's the global app kingmaker

Facebook is helping Apple to solve the biggest problem facing mobile app stores: sorting through the quagmire of mediocrity endemic in the industry. But more importantly Facebook has found a way to turn mobile punters into profit.

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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/12/facebook_app_center/

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Apple introduces 'Next Generation' MacBook Pro with retina display

In addition to updating its existing MacBook Air and MacBook Pro lines, Apple has introduced what it's calling the "Next Generation" MacBook Pro, complete with a 15.4-inch, 2880-by-1800 pixel, 220ppi "retina display".

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A laptop with 2 screens ?

A laptop with a two screens - one on the inside and another on the outside of the lid - certainly came as a surprise to many buyers passing through the booth of Taiwanese PC manufacturer Asus at Asia's biggest computer show Computex this week.

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Account hacked? Change your password twice !!

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LinkedIn dials 911 on password mega-leak hackers

Got a linkedIn account ? Reset your password asap!

LinkedIn has turned to the FBI for help after 6.5 million of its users' passwords were dumped online by hackers.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/08/law_investigates_linkedin_breach/

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Eurozone death spiral forces Microsoft to ease UK licensing price hike

Microsoft has confirmed that the pending price hike on volume licensing will not be as steep as the initial preview indicated due to the weakening of the Euro currency in recent weeks. - More info here ! http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2012/06/01/microsoft_licensing/

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